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francesca

/fɹænˈsɛskə/

francesca is the alternative form of francisca.

Meaning of francisca

Noun

francisca (plural franciscas)

  1. (historical) A throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks.

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Proper noun capitalized: Francesca

Francesca (plural Francescas)

  1. A female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Frances.

Forms of francesca

Noun
pluralfrancescas
Proper noun
pluralFrancescas
alternative formFranchesca

Origin of francesca

Borrowed from Italian Francesca (“Frances”), the feminine form of Francesco (“Francis”), from Late Latin Franciscus, from Francia (“France”) + -iscus (“-ish”). Doublet of Frances and Francisca.

Words that rhyme with francesca

Questions about francesca

What does francesca mean?
Francesca means a female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Frances.
What is francesca the alternative form of?
Francesca is the alternative form of francisca.
What part of speech is francesca?
Francesca is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce francesca?
Francesca is pronounced /fɹænˈsɛskə/.

Words near francesca in the dictionary

  1. francates
  2. Francavilla Angitola
  3. Francazal
  4. France
  5. Frances
  6. francesca
  7. francescas
  8. Franceschetti
  9. Franceschetti-Klein syndrome
  10. Francesco
  11. Francesconi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: francesca (page history and authors); Francesca (page history and authors); francisca (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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